Check DataGaurd Role Primary/Standby

Posted on by Osama Mustafa in Database
Which Database is the primary Database , Which One Is the Standby

Simple Query Will Answer this , The Scenario Like the following I have Data Guard I want to check which one Of these database are Primary Or Standby How Can I do that :

SQL > select database_role from v$database;

DATABASE_ROLE
—————-
PRIMARY

The above Output Indicate that you are Now On Primary Database, Different Output for Standby

SQL > select database_role from v$database;

DATABASE_ROLE
—————-
PHYSICAL STANDBY

There’s More than One Way
SQL> SELECT controlfile_type FROM V$database;

Output On Primary Database :

CONTROL
——–
CURRENT

On Standby :

CONTROL
——–
STANDBY

Thank you
Osama Mustafa

Published by Osama Mustafa

Osama considered as one of the leaders in Cloud technology, DevOps and database in the Middle-East. I have more than ten years of experience within the industry. moreover, certfied 4x AWS , 4x Azure and 6x OCI, have also obtained database certifications for multiple providers. In addition to having experience with Oracle database and Oracle products, such as middle-ware, OID, OAM and OIM, I have gained substantial knowledge with different databases. Currently, I am architecting and implementing Cloud and DevOps. On top of that, I'm providing solutions for companies that allow them to implement the solutions and to follow the best practices.

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